diff --git a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
index 6240bea7..db9e1e1d 100644
--- a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
+++ b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv){
     replace_char(&curdir, '\\', '/');
     
     LOG("Initializing application variables\n");
-    app.init(&sysfunc, &target, &memory_vars, linuxvars.clipboard_contents, current_directory, custom_api);
+    app.init(&sysfunc, &target, &memory_vars, win32vars.clipboard_contents, curdir, custom_api);
     
     LinuxResizeTarget(window_width, window_height);